Financial Crime Analytics Consultant

This is a fantastic opportunity to join our Financial Crime Analytics team; a collaborative forwardthinking area that plays a vital role in protecting the Society and its members. We use data in innovative ways to strengthen our defences against economic crime helping to keep our members money safe and maintain their trust in us.

The Data Governance function sits at the core of how we protect the Society ensuring the data that underpins our financial crime activity is accurate well managed and trusted. By strengthening our data foundations we enable better decision making more effective detection of emerging threats and faster action to keep our members safe. As part of a team of specialists across analytics fraud and financial crime youll contribute to creating a more resilient organisation one where high quality data helps us stay ahead of criminals and deliver the right outcomes for our members.

This is an 18-month Fixed Term opportunity.

At Nationwide we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach bringing colleagues together across our UK wide estate whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems to learn and to feel connected.

For this job youll spend at least two days per week or if part time youll spend 40% of your working time based at either our Swindon or London office.If your application is successful your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works. You can also find out more about our approach tohybrid working here.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications we may close the advert earlier than the advertised date so please apply as soon as you can.

What youll be doing

As a Financial Crime Analytics Consultant you will help us assess how well we are meeting the Societys Data Governance Framework recommending improvements to our data controls and putting these changes in place in a sustainable way. You will use your experience with data controls including data lineage and data quality insights such as dashboards and scorecards to make sure the data used in our financial crime systems and reports is accurate and clearly understood. You will work closely with subject matter experts in financial crime data and systems to help them make the best use of our tools and capabilities. Through this work you will improve the quality of the information that supports our decision making and strengthen the action we take to protect our members.

About you

• Proven hands-on experience implementing data controls in a large organisation including the development and rollout of data dictionaries lineage documentation and data quality scorecards along with experience resolving data quality issues

• Extensive knowledge of data governance frameworks and recognised industry principles such as - but not limited to - BCBS239

• Experience using Collibra within a data governance or data management environment

• Confident using Microsoft Excel and Power BI or similar analytical and reporting tools

• Experience using SQL SAS or another programming language such as Python or C#

• Excellent personal organisation with the ability to plan manage and prioritise your own workload effectively

• Effective verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence and challenge in a constructive way promoting a positive data culture and helping data controls become an established business as usual activity

• Experience working in two or more of the following areas Economic Crime Fraud Anti-Money Laundering Regulatory reporting or Risk

Our customer first behaviours put customers and members at the heart of how we work together. They are the set of behaviours that every colleague needs to display in every role:

• Feel what customers feel - We step into our customers shoes using their feedback and insights to empathise with them and to understand their needs so that every decision we make starts and finishes with our customers in mind

• Say it straight - We are brave in speaking out and saying what we think were honest and direct with good intent openly sharing diverse perspectives to reach the best conclusions and using language everyone can understand

• Push for better - We dont settle for mediocrity we challenge the status quo taking responsibility for continuous improvement and personal development

• Get it done - We prioritise what will have the greatest impact we are decisive and we take accountability for delivering brilliant customer outcomes

You can strengthen your application by showing how our customer first behaviours resonate with you and where you may have already demonstrated these.

The extras youll get

There are all sorts of employee benefits available at Nationwide including:

• 25 days holiday pro rata

• Private medical insurance

• A highly competitive pension to help you build a strong foundation for retirement

• Access to an annual performance-related bonus

• Training and development to help you progress your career

• A great selection of additional benefits through our salary sacrifice scheme

• Life assurance to provide peace of mind for you and your loved ones in the event of your death

• Wellhub access to a range of free and paid options for health and wellness

• Up to 2 days of paid volunteering a year

Banking but fairer more rewarding and for the good of society

We forge our own path at Nationwide.

As a mutual were owned by our members - those customers who bank save or have a mortgage with us. We challenge the financial sector status quo. We dont see customers as the engine of our own profit. We share our profits with them and put their needs first. Always there when they need us. Supporting them and their lives.

If youre inspired by fairer finances passionate about making a meaningful impact and truly care about our customers youre one of us.

At Nationwide you are challenged to grow and rewarded for doing so. Valued. Recognised. Inspired to be your best. As a community we want our working lives to count. As a team we celebrate what we achieve. As a standard-setter we work for the good of customers communities and broader society.

We are purpose-driven. Uncompromisingly customer. Unstoppably Nationwide.

What to do next

If this role is for you please click the Apply Now button. Youll need to attach your up-to-date CV and answer a few quick questions for us.

We respond to everyone so we will be in contact shortly after the closing date to let you know the outcome of your application.

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